| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| 前言 | 第11-17页 |
| Introduction | 第17-26页 |
| Chapter One Cather and the Escape Motif | 第26-36页 |
| ·Escape as a Historical Heritage | 第26-28页 |
| ·Escape Motif in American Literature | 第28-30页 |
| ·Escape Theme Reflected in Cather's Fiction | 第30-36页 |
| Chapter Two The Escape Motif in Sapphira and the Slave Girl | 第36-48页 |
| ·Sapphira and the Slave Girl — A Story of Escape | 第36-41页 |
| ·The Fate of Escapers and the Mourning of the South | 第41-48页 |
| Chapter Three Cather's Inescapability from the South | 第48-55页 |
| ·Early Literary Experiences with the South Embedded | 第48-49页 |
| ·Literary Background Firmly Associated with the South | 第49-51页 |
| ·Personal Experience and Attitude toward the South | 第51-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| Works Cited and Consulted | 第58-62页 |
